asagúsi

Old Irish

Etymology

Extension (back-formation?) from the subjunctive asa·gú, from ess- + Proto-Celtic *guseti (compare do·goa), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews-. The prefix is often replaced with ad-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /asaˈɡuːsʲi/

Verb

asa·gúsi (verbal noun aicsu)

  1. to desire, wish
  2. to choose, select
  3. to prefer

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:asagúsi.

Conjugation

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
asa·gúsi asa·gúsi
pronounced with /-ɣ(ʲ)-/
asa·ngúsi
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • asa·gú(si)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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